Legal Opinion
Hall v. Quillen
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1980No. 78-1412PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is a § 1983, 42 U.S.C., action against the judge who heard and issued an order for the plaintiff's involuntary commitment to the Southwestern State Hospital (Virginia), the physician who, under court appointment, examined him, in connection with the disposition of such proceedings, and the attorney who represented him in those proceedings. The district court, in a carefully considered opinion, dismissed the action against all three defendants on the ground *1155of immunity.1 The plaintiff has appealed. We affirm, though not precisely on the grounds stated by the…
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3Cited by150 opinions
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